Every day, citizens, journalists, artists and activists are harassed, tortured and killed for expressing themselves.

In the majority of these cases, no one is punished. We’re working to change this.

The shocking facts about the problem of impunity:

journalists and media workers have been killed since 2006.

9 out of 10 cases go unpunished and see perpetrators walk free.

organisations that make up the IFEX network are committed to ending impunity.

Action Plan or Inaction Plan? The fate of the world’s journalists – and our democracies – hangs in the balance

On the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, and the 10th anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists, IFEX’s Executive Director underscores the need for States to start living up to their commitments.

Recent Articles on Impunity

MADA renews call for accountability for the killings of Palestinian journalists

As the death toll continues to rise, MADA stresses the urgent need for global action to protect Palestinian media on the ground.

Sierra Leone ordered to compensate victims of crackdown

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has authorised the payment of USD15000 each to Hassan Kargbo and Mohamed Fornah, as compensation, for the violation of their right to security during a police crackdown on a July 2022 demonstration.

Statement on the targeting and killing of journalists in Palestine and Lebanon

We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese journalists bravely reporting amid life-threatening risks and demand that all governments, press freedom organisations, and human rights bodies take concrete steps to ensure their protection.

Joint Statements

Journalism under siege in northern Gaza: RSF condemns Israel’s news blackout

The Israeli army’s blockade of northern Gaza seeks to expel the few remaining journalists documenting the realities on the ground.

No decline in impunity for crimes against journalists in Europe

Kosovo has the worst record for impunity in the region: nineteen Serbian and Albanian journalists were killed, abducted and disappeared between 1998 and 2005, and those responsible have never faced justice.

Uganda’s anti-gay law, Niger’s dangerous directive, and a new West African lawyers’ network

October 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

IFEX Regional Briefs